Today's Russia Is Not To Be Compared

Trying To Keep A Society Together, Trying To Keep The Older And The Younger People Together, Trying To Keep Those Who Live In Rural Areas Together With Those Who Live In Cities Is One Of The Most Important And Most Noble Tasks Of Politicians These Days.

Freedom Does Not Mean Being Free Of Something, But To Be Free To Do Something.

So Europe Needs To Be Competitive And We Also Need To Be Competitive If We Wish To Remain An Interesting Economic Partner For The United States. This Has To Be Done On The Basis Of Strength, Of Competitiveness.

If It's In The German Interest To Have Good Trans-atlantic Relations, Well, The Task Is Also To Look Ahead, But Our Personal - That We Have Freedom Of Movement In The Whole Of Germany So If We Want To See Each Other, Well, I'm Game.

In The German Football Team Players From Different Clubs Need To Get On With Each Other Both On And Off The Pitch. In The Grand Coalition Christian Democrats And Social Democrats Sit In The Same Boat And Need To Pull In The Same Direction.